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Assault with a weapon charge laid in Dryden
Posted 19 July 2024

Assault with a weapon charge laid in Dryden

A 33 year old man has been charged by the OPP in connection to a spousal assault in Dryden. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon around 5:30 at a residence on Third Street. The suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon and spousal assault. The accused is scheduled to appear in...

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Tentative deal reached in LCBO workers strike
Posted 19 July 2024

Tentative deal reached in LCBO workers strike

Ontario liquor stores could reopen as early as next Tuesday. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says it has reached a tentative deal with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. No details are being immediately released. The LCBO says pending a ratification vote, the strike could end Monday...

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Cape Breton moose hunt cancelled for three years
Posted 19 July 2024

Cape Breton moose hunt cancelled for three years

Nova Scotia is cancelling the annual Cape Breton moose hunt for the next three years due to concerns about the moose population. The 2024 Cape Breton moose population survey estimated that there are only around 850 moose on the island, which is down from 1,500 the year prior. The Department of...

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Riverview Fire acts quickly to prevent spread of balcony fire
Posted 19 July 2024

Riverview Fire acts quickly to prevent spread of balcony fire

A quick reaction by firefighters helped prevent the spread of a balcony fire at 727 Coverdale Road. Riverview Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief John Malloy says the small fire started early Friday morning on the third floor of a four-storey apartment building. The small fire was quickly put out using...

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Tentative agreements for N.B. college instructors
Posted 19 July 2024

Tentative agreements for N.B. college instructors

Tentative collective agreements have been reached with college instructors in New Brunswick, the province announced Friday. New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) and Collège communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick (CCNB) have both reached tentative deals with the union representing their...

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Funding for forests in New Brunswick
Posted 19 July 2024

Funding for forests in New Brunswick

A big financial boost for tree planting in the province. A combined over $71 million from the federal and provincial governments, for over 52 million climate-resilient trees to be planted on public land, that’s the equivalent of planting over 60 trees for each resident of New Brunswick. It’ll...

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Canada Child Benefit increases
Posted 19 July 2024

Canada Child Benefit increases

Families with children are receiving a little bit more money from the federal government. An increase to the Canada Child Benefit kicks in today. It is provided to families with children 17 and under. Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds says the increase amounts to...

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Tuberculosis not easily spread, says doctor, after case in local daycare
Posted 19 July 2024

Tuberculosis not easily spread, says doctor, after case in local daycare

Many, many hours of exposure are needed to spread a disease, rare for Nova Scotia, recently confirmed at a local daycare. That is according to Dr. Ryan Sommers, Senior Regional Medical Officer with Nova Scotia Health. The facility remains unnamed but was in the province’s Central Zone which...

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Steven MacKinnon to take over as federal labour minister
Posted 19 July 2024

Steven MacKinnon to take over as federal labour minister

Justin Trudeau has found a new labour minister. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon will take over the role from Seamus O’Regan, who stepped down from cabinet yesterday. O’Regan will not seek re-election, but will remain as an MP. The Prime Minister says MacKinnon is a committed member of...

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Construction begins on Pitt Street Water Tower Project in Port Hawkesbury
Posted 19 July 2024

Construction begins on Pitt Street Water Tower Project in Port Hawkesbury

Construction has begun on the Pitt Street Water Tower Project in Port Hawkesbury. All three levels of government are spending $3.3 million to upgrade the town’s water system. This includes replacing the tower on Pitt Street, with one that is taller, narrower, made of steel, the colour blue, with...

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